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Entire    Correspondence 


BETWEEN 


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TELEGRAPH    COMPANY 


AMD 


C|t  Ittternational  ®tean 

TELEGRAPH  COMPANY, 

Ir  regard  to  the  latter' s  Tariff  discriminating  against 
European  Business. 


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CORRESPONDENCE. 


(copy.) 

Offiok  N.  Y.,  N.  &  L.  Tkl.  Co.,  | 
Nkw  York,  April  4,  1870.       ji 

My  Dkak  Mr.  Orton  :  < 

Will  you  kindly  inform  me  what  tariff'  is  charged  the 
puMic  ot>  busiaesH  from  New  York  to  Havana,  and  also  the 
tariff  charged  on  Atlantic  Cable  business  from  and  to  the 
same  points,  and  much  oblige 

.      '  Very  truly,  your  friend, 

Cyruh  W.  Fiki.I),  Vice-President. 
To  Wm.  Orton,  Esq., 

President  W.  IT.  Tel.  Co.,  N.  York. 


(copy.) 


W.  U.  Tel.  Co.,  i 

Nbw  York,  April  4,  1870.  \ 

My  Dkar  Mr.  Field: 

Replying  to  your  favor  of  this  date,  I  beg  to  say,  that  on 
inquiry,  I  am  informed  that  whereas  the  tariff"  on  a  busine«« 
message  of  ten  words  from  this  city  to  Havana  is  but  15  and 
40,  the  rate  for  business  to  and  from  the  Atlantic  Cables 
between  the  same  points  is  f?  50  and  75.  This  discrepancy 
was  unknown  to  me  until  this  moment,  and  some  action 
should  promptly  be  taken  to  secure  uniformity. 

Very  truly  yours, 

William  Orton. 
Cyrus  W.  Field,  Esq. 


iiWkiiHllMI 


iMHitliHMMi 


"■i«*!»7CTn^»w?" 


(copy.) 

N.  Y.,  N.  &  L.  Tel.  Co.,  ) 
Nvw  York,  ApriU,  1870.      ^' 

Gen,  Wm.  F.  Smith,  Pre»t.  I.  O.  T.  Co., 

Dear  Sir:  Will  you  kindly  inform  nu'wlml  turirt'is  charged 
,,!«  public  on  buHincsB  from  New  York  f.  Havana,  and  ulfi<. 
,  u'  tariff  charged  on  Atlantic  Cable  businewH  from  and  to  the 
lime  points,  and  much  oblige, 

Very  truly,  your  friend, 

Cyri'h  W.  Fiki.o,  V ice-President. 


(copy.)  .     .  . 

Office  of  thk  I.  O.  T.  I'o.,  ) 

No.  88  Liberty  Street,       > 

New  Yokk,  April  5,  1870.  ) 

Cyrits  W.  Fiki-1),  K8<i.,  Vice-Prest. 

iJmr  Sir:  I  have  to  acknowledge  the  rei^eipt  of  your  h-tur 
to  this  office  asking  for  information  as  to  rates  on  tc-legraph 
messages  from  Havana,  and  1  am  .lirected  to  inclose  you  the 
printed  card  of  this  Company,  which  contains  the  information 

you  desire. 

Very  respectfully,  yoiir  ob'dt  serv't, 

THt»H.  P.  Bi.Ai)KN,  Treasurer. 


TARIFF  ANI»  KUIiK8  KOU  CUBA  OAKI.K  BUHINKSS. 

OmCB  OK  THK  INTKHNATIONAI.  OOBAN  T«|;*-«'«.f »  ,^"»!"*'''''  [ 

Nkw  York,  January  l8t,  1S7U.       ) 

.AKIKH-   OK   KATKH  TO   ALL    FO.NT«    IN   UBKAT   BRITAIN.   IBKl.ANl.     AM.   KHANCK. 

AUMessaKe«.n«stl.e  ,.ie,.Hid.    Tariff  In  (Sold.    10  wordR,  inclusive  of  date, 


address  and  sinnature. 


.       E».  »dd'l 
1(»  wordB.       ^„A. 


n  so 


From  H.V.U.  to  auy  Tele«raph  Office  in  Great  Brltaiu.  Iretad  uud 

....     $1"  ou 

Frauce 

rom  any  office  on  I.  O.  Telegraph  Co.'b  Line  to  .ny  Telegraph 

Office  in  Great  Britain,  IreUnd  and  France. 13* 


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TARIFF  TO  PI.ACK8  BRYONP  dUBAT   BRITAIN.  IRKI.AND   ANP   FRANCE. 
on  Me.H««eH  to  ,,l«oe8  beyond  OreHt  Britain.  Irelanrt  and  I'ran.e.  thn  W- 
|„wmK  rateM,  in  Kold.  .»  addition  to  ll,o  tariff  loOreal  Britain,  »rp  rhmijod  ; 


KOK  TWKSTY    WOKU"   <>1<    ',*>". 


.$1  80 


AiK.ri» *}5i!  KSST' :;::;:::v.v.v.::  ii« 

Aa.trUandHn«Kary I  ;«;  ~»H,.te.; . .  l . . ! \f. 

B<''K'>"»  : 6  20  KiiHHltt,  81b.Ti»,  ftr«t  roKlon 

B«iiglm/.i • — '" 

CImuuel  lilanda 


3  70 

1  -in    HufMa,  Hlberltt.'  iiecond  r«Klon »  8jJ 

1  HO    8ervl« •    J  .jQ 


t!l*Jul.»-o«tV»ftileVl"el«dVu«'po«Uge    14  V<    Sicily [V."'.'.':!^::::^.'^.'^!!.  i  10 

Uoimiark.  -      - 


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Nortuoermany.       ^^  S:;iSu.;d:::::::::::v.v' i::: .::::    «• 

"'**  HO    Tripoli  •' 


(Iretctt  aud  lunlan  1 


Holivnzoll«rn. 


I  (10    Tniila. 


SO 
1  60 

""»"'' 13  1)0  I  Turkey  In  Europe....... '  ^^ 

''d'» 1  w    Turkey  in  AKla,  «r«t  region 3  80 

Jta'y-   70  !  Turkey  In  Aala,  H.MOud  region <»  w 

LuxBni'.K.nrg  |  go  I  WurteniburK .™ 

jSl!j:.v..,wai.aouia;::;; ::::.::.:::.  ^iJiAijj^^S'^^^^ 

5J«^*jy .■.'.'.!■'    «  «0  I  aue/ Canal  Company «  *' 

"7ore«=htenorfr»cllnnof'ten«orda  above  twenty.  ohar«e.   In  addition.  ..ne-half 
uf  thew  rate*. 


Um,K8*  FOR    BITftlNKSS  WITH    PI.ACKH    BKYONL  (JRKAT    BRITAIN    AND 

IRELAND. 

THK.se   KII.K8  OOVERN   THIC   ADniT.ONAL   ..lUmU)    ..KVONI.  ..HKAT    UHITAIN. 

All  ton.ponnd  names,  IncludinK  names  of  Connlries.  Stales.  .V..  and  rom- 
lamnd  words,  count  for  as  many  words  as  they  contain. 

Two.,.ence,  three-pence.  *o.,  count  as  tw..  words  ,n  eacl.  -ase. 

Double  rates  must  be  charged  for  all  (iovernmenl  messa^.s  wr.Uen  .n  code 

'"■ '  The'^ntinental  Telegraph  (V.mpanles  will  not  entertain  or  Invcs.iKato  com- 

nlalnts  r    jrror  or  delay  in  unrepealed  messages. 

'     t  all  other  respecls  the  rules  for  Cuba  Cable  business  will  be  observed. 


(1  50 
1  33 


TARIFF  OF  RATES  EXCLUSIVELY  FOR  TELEviS  ■.  PH  MI-SSAOFJ^  ORIOINAT- 
mo  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES  AND  BK.TISH  PROVINCES. 

TO  AND  KBOM  HAVANA,  OUBA. 

All  Messages  must  bo  prepaid.    Tariff  .n  gold.    10  words,  .nclusive  of  date,  ad- 

dress,  and  signature. 

.       Each  add  1 

10  Words.        ^ord. 

To  or  ftom  any  office  of  the  Weatern  Onion  Telegraph  Company, 

m  theU.  8.,  East  of  the  MUaUalppi.  including  St.    LoulB.    ^^  ^  ^ 

Mlaaouri ^' 

To  or  fron.  any  office  of  the  Western  Onion  Telegraph  Company. 

i„  the  D.  8..  West  of  the  Mlsrisrippl,  exoepUng  St.  I^uts,     ^  ^  ^^ 

Ml8«ouri  .     


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IMc. 
4SC. 
IMIc. 
«8c. 


from  «ny  office  In  the  V.  H.,  not  on  Weitarn  Union  T»l*Kr»i>li 
Coiiipaii.v'a  Hue.  uld  lu  U"M  tlin  loral  Urlff  iif  cunnectlng 
(!omii»ny— from  the  offlee  of  tlin  Wmtorn  Union  Telegreph 
Oonipitny,  where  roeiMtKe  In  Imniled  over  to  the  cionnmitlnK 

line 

or  from  any  offliie  of  the  International  Ooeau  Tolegraph  Uom- 1     g^  ^^^ 
puny,  exceptinK  Key  Woat,  Fla ) 

To  or  from  Key  Weat,  Klor 1  '"' 

To  or  from  oHlcea  In  (^anaila '  *' 

To  or  from  offlcea  In  New  Brnuawlck  and  Nova  HooUa «  ••« 

To  or  from  olUcea  In  NewJoundland '?  Wl 

On  mesHagos  to  llm  lollowinK  i>HI(i«ti  In  Ihfl  Islmid  of  CiibH,  hoyonil  lUviiim 
colleol,  In  iiildlllon  lo  iibovii  rateH,  H|miilMh  local  tarlir,  vl/, :  iievoiily-flve  i!oritn, 
({Old,  for  twenty  wordK  or  hw*,  and  lw«nlytW«  cenlH,  nold,  for  oacli  aildltmnal 
Ion  words  ()r  fraction  often  words. 

I,I»T  OK  T?:i,Kr.RAPHI(;  STATIONM  IN  tM'HA. 

Hrttalm Hpjucal,  Bemba,  Hocu  du  Hagiia,  Hayamo.  ConHolacion  del  Siir, 

Colon, Cardenas, Clonfnngos,  Calbarlon, (Mono  de  Avila.Cuba,  tiiiamvlay,  (litlnea. 
(iualmaro,.llguanl,  LoH  I'alaclos.  I,oh  Punas,  Malan/.an,  I'lnar  del  Klo,  Paso 
Real,  Puorln  Principe,  llemedios,  San  Antonio,  Hanto  DomlnRo  (dolonlnde), 
SaKiia,  Hanta  Splritu,  Trinidad,  ITnion  de  Reyes  and  Villadara. 

\,  It All  dispatches  to  points  in  (Jiiba.  beyond  Havana,  are   required  by 

the  Spanish  (;overnmenl  to  be  written  In  the  Spanish  languadje,  and  this  t!om- 
pany  will  take  no  lesponsibility  on  snch  inessaKes  if  forwarded  In  any  other 
than  the  Spanish  langnajte. 

■         ^  •  Janpabv  1.  IH7". 

Peisonsdesirousof  forwarding  by  mail  dispalohes  to  points  beyond  the 
telegraph  lines  in  tne  West  Indies,  are  informed  that  steamers  leave  Havana  as 
follows : 


BAY   ov 
MONTH. 


MAKE    or   BTEAMBB, 


3    Barcelona. 


18 
No      Regu- 
lar days. 
5  or  6 


Montezuma, 

( PiOaro. 

)  Pelayo. 
British  ateamer. 


17  or  18    French  ateamer. 

11  or  33  I  British  ateamer. 
4  or  6  '  French  steamer. 
IS  &  30  '  Spanish  steamers. 


WHEBB  TO. 

St.  Thomas. 

St.  Thomas. 
St.  Thomas. 
St.  Thomas. 
St.  Thomas  and 

Europe. 
St.  Thomaa  and 

Europe. 
Vera  Cruz. 
Vera  Omz. 
Cadiz. 


BIMARKS. 


!  Returning,  leave' Santiano  de 
Cuba  about  8th  &  33d  Move 
Porto  Rico  about  3d  k  17th. 


No  French  steamer  for  New  Orleans. 

The  Harcelona  and  Montezuma  touch  at  the  following  polnte :  Nuevltas, 
Gibara,  Baracoa,  St.  Jago,  Puerto  Plata,  Mayaguez,  Auguadilla,  Porto  Bico. 

There  are  regular  steamers-  one  a  month  for  Hamburg,  via  Havre  and 
Bremen,  via  Southampton. 

Customers  will  facilitate  piompl  delivery  of  their  messages  by  leaving 
their  addresaat  the  Telegraph  oBice. 


\. 


iigtfrir /Hit Jill  iW  '^ir^ 


"**■ 


RULES. 

UUliK  I.    CIIKCK.    Yiiu  will  Htato  In  the  ohflcik  : 

1.  Tli«   niimlKir  of  wordii  In  thn  entlw  niowtiiKB,  ImilmlInK  HrtdreHH,  (Ule, 
Hiiil  !4lgniitiii'fl. 

■i.  Tlie  nmoiiiit  clmrKeil. 

Uin.K'i.- COUNT.  The  mldinHH.ftnlo,  iindslKHftture  mint  be  Included  In 
llie  I'oiiiil,  Hnd  I  liiivKed  for. 

The  niimn  "I  the  plrtiifi  whero  thn  memtHge  iirlKlnalBH  miwt  he  Inoliidod  li\ 
every  menHHue,  tn  prutect  the  neveriil  companleH  Inteiented  In  Uh  delivery. 
Should  it  ho  dnMlifid  to  srnd  it  moHHHKB  In  whiidi  nny  of  the  hIidvo  iPtiiilrementH 
«ie  oniltted,  the  nender  miiHt  write  hmm  the  ine.><HiiKe,  "  |{en|ionnll>lllty  of 
Delivery  Wiiived.  "  and  slun  the  stime  name  or  namps  a.s  in  thn  Hlnnalure  of  the 
dlnpalch.    TiK'  prertx  "  II.  "  mimt  precede  the  (dieck  upon  muih  mossaneH. 

Compound  namoH  of  placed,  Includliin  name*  of  (NuintrioH,  HtHtes,  IslandH, 
(!ill(>»,  Towns,  *c.,  and  compound  wordn,  count  as  one  word.  Names  of  Indl- 
vldualu,  llrmn,  vcsselK,  streets,  and  all  other  names  count  for  hh  many  words  us 
they  (M.nlaln.  The  prefixes  d'  or  de.  and  I",  le  or  la,  tiefore  names  of  indtvid 
uaU,  will  not  l>e  counted  saparalely.     In  other  cases  tbey  will  he  charjiod  as 

sluKle  words. 

K.  ().  B.,  or  (.'.  K.  1.,  when  written  thus,  "  fob,  "  "  cfl,  "  count  ub  one  word  : 
but  when  the  letters  am  separated  thus:  P.  O.  B.,  or  C.  V.  I.,  count  liS  three 
words. 

Kigures  in  ordinary  messages  must  be  expressed  In  words.  The  charge 
will  he  for  the  number  of  words,  withiuil  regard  to  the  figures  they  represent. 

Twopence,  threepence,  Ac,  up  to  elevenpence,  count  as  one  word  In  each 

case. 

Words  must  be  written  in  full.  Abbreviations  will  not  be  allowed,  except 
such  as  are  in  ordinary  use,  as  Co.  for  Company,  St.  for  Saint. 

nULR  3.— Official  Messages  of  the  Spanish  or  United  States  Governments 
will  l)e  charged  less  than  the  above  rates  by  »1  75  for  each  message  of  ten 
words  or  less,  and  eighteen  (18)  cents  for  each  additional  word.  All  suol 
messages  must  be  signed  officially,  and  the  prefix  "G"  must  precede  the 
check. 

RULK  4.— Code  or  cypher  messages  and  abbreviations  are  disallowed  by 
the  Spanish  Government. 

In  the  event  of  the  Spanish  Government  permitting  messages  of  this  char- 
acter to  be  received,  they  will  be  subject  to  the  following  regulations : 

CODE  MESSAGES~hy  which  are  meant  messages  constructed,  for  pur- 
poses of  secresy,  of  disjointed  sentences  or  words  rendering  the  meaning 
unintelligible— will  he  transmitted  with  every  possible  care ;  but  the  Company, 
while  willing  to  investigate  by  post  complaInU  respecting  errors  in  such  mes- 
sages, will  not  return  the  charges  upon  them  unless  they  be  "  repeated 
messages."  (See  Rule  6.)  Should  the  receivbk  of  such  a  message  have  It 
repeated,  the  amount  paid  for  application  and  reply  will  not  be  returned  unless 
the  message  was  originally  a  "  repeated  message, "  and  paid  for  as  such  by  the 
sender.  ..  „  ,  ^  v:^, 


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CYI'IIKII  MKHSAdKH  by  wlilili  iiri<  moiiiil  mnxMiiuuM  rnrmldltiK  of  lotterN 
Kri>ii|ii>(t  cir  i.tlmrwlKi',  mil  rnrinliiK  iiiiy  known  <>r  illrtlnnHi'y  wnrilN,  or  of 
hiinii'i'iilN-  will  III'  I'liiintcil  i>iii'li  IkIIit  or  dKuri'  iin  ii  word.  Wlu'n  ry|ilinr  Im 
Intnrinlxi'il  witli  pliiln  woriK.  Hut  |iliiln  |iiirl  ol  tlio  mcMitKii  will  li<>  r'tiiirK"'!  »' 
iirillnHiy  riiloH,  mihI  lhi<  ri'miiliififr  hh  cyiilicr. 

•  lilll.R  ft.-MI<>«SA(il':H  IIKYONI)  TKI.KOKAI'II  lASK^.  ^MniMHKiiN  ilitMtlnml 
for  iiliicim  liKyoiiil  llix  I.iiii'n  of  Ti'lnxriiiih  miiHl  ronlHln  hmtrni'tlonN  from  IIih 
•nilcr  HN  to  tlin  pliK!)!*  from  wlili'li  tliny  itrr  to  bo  |ioNti<i|,  Hiii'h  liiHtrni'llonM 
muMt  lip  liMiirtnd  ImnitMliitttily  iiller  tlin  HildrdNN,  Hnd  nhiirgnd  for  hk  purt  of  th« 
innRNHKi''    Twt'nty-llvR  I'AiitN,  Kold,  muMt  III' t'liiirKcd  nxtrit  for  po«tnKo  In  hui'Ii 

CtMOM. 

In  meHHiiKCM  lor  ('hlni«,  tlii'  wordn  "  I'lwl  »)hII«  "  m-  "  I'lmt  Kiiti'lill '  "  In 
moH.siiKOS  for  AtiNlrHllit,  lliu  wordN,  "  TohI  Oiillo,  "  iinil  In  moHMHK'^H  for  (JIbrHl- 
tAr,  tliR  wurda  "  I'oit  Hun  Koqiix  "  muNt  he  limerted  imd  coiintod.  Tlio  OhIIo 
route  Ih  bnHt  for  (?lilnii  liiiHinimH.  Mbhmhkon  to  be  inHlltnl  to  WnHl  liidloN,  Oiilf 
HnriN  iinil  Honth  Amarliiii,  llui  wordn  "  I'oHt  fliivmiii "  niuHt  li«  InmtrtBd  and 
countdd.  Twnnty  >'<>ntM,  ;jold,  nmiti  Im  I'lmrKud  nxtni  for  poHtHKc  I'rom 
Hkvhiih. 

Wn.K  )).- -UKI'KATKO  MH>4SA(iK.S.  In  ordur  to  mor«  eHitctuitlly  aeoure 
HO(inriii-y  In  tniiiHtnlHiiion,  m()NHHK<*'<  miiy  Im  rt'pniitod  tiack  from  tliii  atiition  iit 
wbiclithey  have  linnn  ronilved  to  Ihn  Hliitlon  from  wliliih  they  were  orlKinHlly 
aent.  Ifppoiitnd  m<>RHHK«i«  urn  oliiirKnd  donbln  ttio  ordlimry  ratna.  The  wordH 
"  llnpnt.ltlon  paid "  muHt  Ihi  Innerted  Immridlatnly  after  tho  addreHH,  and 
oharKud  for. 

jl^Hhould  thn  HKi'KivKK  of  an  ordinary  mH8Hav«  rai|ulr«  it  to  hn  ropi-ated  on 
Hoconiit  of  HUpinmnd  error,  the  applioatlnn  for  repotltion  inimt  lie  addreMxod  to 
the  HpnditiK  Ki'iilon.  Hii'di  application  and  repetition  miiat  he  treated  hm  two 
dlNtin(;t  indSHHKeH,  and  be  prepaid  liy  the  applleant.  Hhould  an  error  lie 
discovered,  the  charKoa  for  th<'  apjillratlon  and  rRpetitlon  will  lie  returned. 

mn,K  7.  -PKKrATO  nKVI.IKS.  riie  aeiider  uf  a  tiiexHaKe  may  prepay  the 
reply  aa  followH  :    Tho  sender  muHt  insert  immediately  after  the  address,  and 

pay  therefor,  the  wonls  "Keply, words  paid.  "    The  number  of  words 

paid  for  will  be  written  in  tho  blank  space.  Should  the  reply  contain  more 
words  than  the  number  so  aiiecitied,  the  sender  of  the  reply,  on  presenting  It 
for  transmission,  must  pay  for  the  excess.  The  reply  must  be  tendered  not 
later  than  eight  days  after  arrival  of  original  at  delivery  station. 

if  answer  of  only  ten  (10)  words  is  prepaid,  It  Is  aufHcient  to  insert  in 
orit'inal  message,  "  Reply  paid.  " 

In  cases  where  more  than  one  reply  Is  required  and  pre|)aid,  the  sender 
must  state  the  number  of  roplies  thus:  "  Three  replies  paid : "  or.  If  more 
than  ten  words,  thus  :  "  Three  replies,  each words,  paid.  " 

The  privilege  of  jirepaying  replies  provided  for  by  tliis  rule  is  conttned 
to  business  with  Uroat  Britain,  Ireland  and  the  United  States. 

RUIiK  M.-(i0VKUNMKNT  CYFRKK  MI'SSAOI'M  may  consist  of  numerals 
or  letters,  or  both,  and  may  contain  jilain  dictionary  word*.  They  will  be 
counted  as  follows : 

1.  Count  plain  words  as  single  words. 


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Tlio  (IhIIii 
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Mitiirned. 

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tendered  not 

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of  numerals 
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a.  Divide  the  total  number  of  numeralu  or  lotteri,  If  not  In  groupii,  by  Ove 
(ft),  mid  count  «Hrb  llvn  mid  fnictloiml  nimiiliider  uhii  word.     IfKrouped,  roiint 
e»(!h  Kroup  ol  live  or  Ium  lu  one  word ;  overlive   and  up  to  ten,  two  word*; 
nd  no  on. 

Tlieiin  ratwH  uro  for  uiirnpHaled  (loyernmenf  cypher  meMHKen.  and  no 
ohaiKoH  will  bo  returm<d  on  ntM!onnt  of  orroi-N.  Iloiiblo  rutnii  inii»t  bo  cbiirKod 
If  tlioKO  menHBKOH  iiro  roiiiiimled  by  tint  Munder  to  bo  repoiilod. 

ItUI.K  K.-IMtMI'I.AINTH.  All  romplalntH  i«npiiilliiK  IriuKUlarlly  In 
li-aiiMinl«Mlon  or  delivery  of  muMaKOM  miiMt  be  made  by  the  neiider  In  writing. 
In  (iHKoii  of  delay  or  error,  tlin  complaint  mu*t  be  aiifompaiilod  by  the  rooelv- 
er'M  oopy  irf  the  nieimaKe.  In  oaneH  of  nondnllvery.  a  Hiatemont  In  wrltlnu 
from  the  pemon  to  whom  the  numnaKe  wan  addroHned,  to  the  olIiBct  that  tho 
meHMaKe  has  not  been  reoolved,  niiiHt  be  furnished  with  the  roinplalnt. 

The  Company  will  not  Inoiir  or  aooopt  any  liability  whiitHoover,  either  for 
the  di'.^  iranHmlsslon  of  teloKrams  to  or  from  tbt-lr  line,  or  for  their  safe 
deliver)  ;it  their  denllnallon ;  nor  will  they  ai^ocpt  any  llablllly  arMInu  from 
delay  or  sloppaKe,  by  reason  of  any  aocldent  to  the  cable  or  Inslrumonts.  The 
Cfimpany  will  not  oonsmitfo  bo  liable,  under  any  olro.iinHtanoos,  for  any  sum 
whatever,  iw  damiiKes  or  othorwiHO,  for  Iohh  remiltlnK  from  errors,  mistakes, 
delays,  or  other  oauses,  In  respeca  to  any  messane  intrusted  i'  them,  beyond 
the  return  of  that  portion  of  tho  oharKo  aooruliiK  to  the  Company  out  of  the 
ninount  received,  and  then  only  In  case  tho  message  should  fall  In  transmission 
when  In  the  hands  of  the  International  Ocean  ToloRraph  (Jompany. 


*  (roi'V.) 

Office  N.  v.,  N.  &  L.  Tkl.  Co.,  I 
Nkw  Vohk,  April  «,  lf«70.       | 

My  Dkar  Sir:  « 

I  liiivf  the  honor  to  arlcitowU'dpi'  your  fiivor  of  tliu  .5th 
iiiHt.,  in  anHwer  to  niiiu',  mhlrcHsecl  to  your  PrfHidont,  on  the 
Hubjt'Ct  of  tarifl'H. 

You  incloMt'  list  of  tarittn,  by  whirh  it  ap|ioarH  that  the  tariif 
between 

Havana  and  New  York  is 15  00 

"        "     any  point  in  Nova  Scotia BOO 

'♦^        "     ( Jreat  Britain  and  France 15  00 

I  cannot  prevail  upon  myself  to  believe  that  your  Directori- 
are  aware  of  the  Herious  discrimination  which  is  made  thereit 


iilnri-^-^'-^*"-^--^'^'' "-"" 


MMMMJH^ 


wmmim 


mum. 


10  .     . 

against  British  and  European  business.     Will  you  be  kind 
enough  to  call  their  attention  to  the  fact? 

If  we  were  to  deliver  business  to  you  at  New  York,  the  sum 
of  your  tariff"  and  ours  would  be  but  #12  50,  viz. : 

Great  Britain  or  France  to  New  York *7  50 

New  York  to  Havana - »  00 

'  IH2  60 

If  any  other  point  of  me.  ting  be  taken,  the  results 

will  be  similar.      Your  rate  to  Nova  Scotia  is *6  00 

The  amount  paid  us  at  Plaister  Cove  on  Cable  busi-  . 

ness  brought  by  the  W.  IT.  is *8  '^H 

Which  would  give  as  total  from  Havana  to  London. .  *12  72 J 

Again,  your  t^ompany,  out  of  your  five  dollar  rate,  pays  the 
W.  U.  *1  00  from  Lake  City  to  all  points  in  the  United 
States  east  of  the  Rocky  Mountains,  which  leaves  you  «s4  00 
net  between  Lake  City  and  Havana.  On  the  tariff'  arranged 
for  the  Atlantic  Cable  business  by  the  W.  IT.,  the  cost 
from  New  York  to  Lake  City,  added  to  the  rate  fii.m 
London  to  New   York,  would   make  a  total  from  London  to 

LakeCityof -   - *®  ^^^ 

To  which  add  your  net  rate  as  above 4  00 

And  we  should  then  have  as  high  a  rate  as  can  be 
obtained,  by  adding  together  existing  local  rates, 

say - - *1»«0 

I  am  sure  that  on  considering  these  facts  your  Board  will 
at  once  make  a  reduced  figure  for  British  and  European  busi- 
ness; and  I  would  respectfully  urge  immediate  attention  to  the 
subject.     I  remain,  my  dear  sir. 

Very  truly,  your  friend, 

Cyrus  W.  Fielu, 

Vice-President. 

r.  P.  Blauen,  Esq., 

Treasurer  Int.  O.  Tel.  Co. 


11 


11 


(OOPY.) 

Office  I.  O.  T.  Co.,      | 
New  YoKK,  April  7,  1870.  f 

Cykus  W.  FiKMJ,  Esq.,  Vic3-Prt'Ht. 

Dear  Sir:  Your  esteemed  favor  of  0th  inst.  received,  and  1 
beg  leave  to  state  that  the  subject  of  said  iH)ininui»ication  will 
be,  MS  per  your  request,  laid  before  our   lioard   at  its   next 

meeting. 

Very  resjieetfuUy,  your  obedient  servant, 

Tiios.  P.  Bladen,  Treasurei-. 


(copy.) 


Office  I.  O.  T.  Co.,  | 


April  27,  1870. 

Cyrus  W.  Fikld,  Esq.,  V.  P.  N.  V.;  N.  &  L.  Tel.  Co. 

Dear  Sir:  In  accordance  with  my  note  to  you  of  April  7, 
1  placed  the  letter  of  yours,  dated  6th  inst.,  in  reference  to 
tariff,  before  the  Executive  Conunittee  this  day,  and  after  due 
consideration  said  Committee  passed  the  following  resolution: 

"  liemhml.  That  in  view  of  C.  W.  Field's,  Esq.,  Vice-Pres- 
ident, letter,  the  Treasurer  informs  the  N.  Y.,  N.  &  L.  Tel.  Co. 
that  this  Company  is  (jnite  willing  to  enter  into  a  negotiation 
for  the  purpose  of  reducing  tlu'  rates  from  London  to  Havana, 
and  will  therefore  reconnnend  that  each  of  the  Companies  in- 
terested reduce  the  tariff  by  3.S  per  cent,  of  the  present  rates, 
thus  giving  as  a  through  rate  on  10  words,  $10  00,  gold; 
and  for  each  additional  word." 

Trusting  this  resolution  will  meet  with  your  favorable  con- 
sideration, believe  me. 

Very  respectfully,  yours,  &c., 

T.  P.  Bladen,  Treasurer. 


I 


V   ;  (copy.) 

-  Office  N.  Y.,  N.  &  L.  Teu  Co.,  [ 

:'-  j:  NewYoek,  May  3,  1870.      ) 

T.  P.  Bladen,  Esq.,  Treasurer  I.  O.  T,  Co. 

2>ear*S»V.-  Referring  to  my  letters  of  April  4th  and  6th, 
and  yours  of  the  oth,  7th,  and  27th   ult.,  on  the  subject  of 
tariffs,  I  beg  to  say  that  the  proposition  of  your  E.teeutiye 
Committee,  o(  pro  rata  reduction,  could  not  be  entertained,  for 
the  simple  reason  that  our  tariff  between  Amereia  and  Europe 
is  a  very  low  one,  and  yours  between  Cuba  and  Florida  a  very 
high  one.     We  are  strongly  in  favor  of  low  tariffs,  and  are 
very  anxious  to  do  what  is  exactly  just  with  all  connecting 
lines.     We  would  propose  that  our  through  tariffs  be  based 
either  upon  the  exact  cash  cost  of  the  lines,  or  pro  rata  upon 
the  miles  of  land  line  of  each,  and  the  miles  ot  cable  of  each, 
although  this  latter  would  be  greatly  against  us,  as  our  cables 
are  in  much  deeper  water,  and  our  land  lines  through  a  country 
which  renders  maintenance  much  more  costly  than  yours. 

As  your  Directors  will  be  in  session  to-day,  I  would  urge  the 
presentation  of  this  matter  to  their  consideration,  and  hope  to 
receive  an  answer  this  afternoon.  We  cannot  doubt  that  they 
will,  in  any  event,  order  the  tariff  between  Cuba  and  England 
andFrance  reduced  to  %12  50,  being  the  full  amount  of  your 
present  tariff  between  Cuba  and  the  United  States,  and  the 
full  amount  paid  to  connecting  lines  between  the  United  States 
and  Europe.     I  remain,  my  dear  sir. 

Very  truly  your  friend, 

Cyrus  W.  Field, 

Vice-President. 


*  1 


I  have  read  the  above  letter  and  would  most  respectfully 
urge  its  immediate  and  favorable  consideration. 


(Signed), 


Pbtbb  Coopek, 


Okfk;k  of  the  1 


THE   1.    O.   T.   Co.,  I 

May  3,  1870.  ( 


Cyrus  W.  Field,  Ksq.,  Vice-Prest.  N.  Y.,  N.  &  L.  Tel.  Co. 

Dear  Sir:  I  am  inHtruc-ted  by  tlie  Board  of  Directors  to 
acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  letter  of  this  date,  and  to  send 
you  a  copy  of  tlie  resolution  i^assed  at  the  lioard  meeting  to- 
day. 

RESOLUTION.  .  ,    -     .       •  >■ 

"  A  communication  from  the  New  York,  Newfoundland 
and  London  Telegraph  Co.,  dated  May  3,  1870,  having  been 
read,  in  reference  to  the  through  tariff  on  business  between 
Cuba  and  Europe,  and  the  same  having  beeu  carefully  con- 
sidered, therefore 

Resohed,  That  the  Board  do  not  feel  justified  in  making 
any  change  in  the  present  tariff,  except  on  the  principle  that 
the  companies  interested  shall  each  bear  their /wo  m<«  share 
of  the  reduction,  based  upon  the  proportion  each  company 
now  receives  on  the  present  tariff." 

The  Board  recollects  that  the  original  tariff  from  London  to 
New  York  was  *100,  and  they  are  also  aware  that  for  private 
interest,  and  under  the  spur  of  competition,  the  tariff  has  been 
reduced  to  17  50.  These  reductions  have  never  been  made 
with  any  reference  to  this  Company  and  its  tariff,  and  there 
seems  to  be  no  especial  reason  now  why  any  such  relation 
should  be  established. 

If  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  Co.  and  this  Company 
have  seen  fit,  for  their  own  interest,  to  develop  .the  U.  S.  busi- 
ness by  a  reuuction,  it  cannot  be  claimed  that  other  companies 
who  do  not  unite  in  that  reduction  should  share  in  the 
benefits  arising  from  it. 

The  Board,  however,  were  quite  willing  to  enter  upon  a 
general  reduction,  as  indicated  in  my  letter  of  27th  ult.  That 
proposition  has  been  declined,  and  therefore  ail  further  dis- 
cussion of  the  question  would  seem  to  be  useless,  as  there  are 
-a  existing  agreements  or  business  relations  between  the 
companies.  With  great  respect,  believe  me 
Very  truly,  yours,  «&c., 

Thos.  p.  Bladen,  Treasurer. 


i  ; 


J 


*  14 

\.  Y.,  N.  &  L.  Tklk«kai'h  ('o.,  ) 
Nkw   York,  May  7,   l«70.      \ 

Tho8.  1*.   Blauen,  Esq.,  Treasnier  Inteinati<»iial  Ocea.ii  TeU'- 
graph  Co. 
Dear  Sir  :   I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of 
your  letter  of  the  8d  inst.,  with  copy  of  the  rcBohition  j.aHsed 
hy  the  Directors  of  your  Company. 

The  entire  correspondence  between  your  Company  and 
ourselves  on  the  subject  of  tariffs  has  been  read  to  our  Direc- 
tors, and  they  express  great  surprise  at  the  position  yonr 
Company  takes. 

I  would  correct  your  impression  that  under  the  spur  ol 
competition  we  have  reduced  our  tariffs.  The  Hrst  tariff  was 
merely  an  experimental  one,  and  was  announced  before  the 
cable  was  laid,  many  scientfic  men  asserting  that  we  could 
not  get  over  two  words  per  minute  through  so  long  a  cable. 
Our  reductions  were  as  follows  : 

Nov.  1,  1866,  fromllOO to  «50  00 

Dec.  1,  1867 to     '^^  "^ 

Sept.   1,    1868 to     16  87 

June  1,1869 - to     10  00  and 

Aug.  10,  1869,  to  the  present  rate 7  50 

These  reductions  were  the  result  of  our  desire  to  give  the 
public  as  low  a  tariff  as  could  possibly  be  afforded,  and  were 
all  made  before  any  competing  line  was  open  to  business ;  and 
all  of  the   imjjoitant  ones  before  the   French   line  was  even 

talked  ot 

We  inclose  you  copy  of  resolutions  unanimously  passed  by 
our  Jioard  this  day,  and  would  ask  your  Board  to  carefully 
consider  the  annexed  statements. 

I  remain  yours,  very  respectfully, 

Cyeus  W.  Field,  Vice-President. 

1. CASH    COST    OF    LINKS. 

The  Newfoundland,  Atlantic,  Anglo- American  and  French 
Co.'s  lines,  between  eighteen  and  nineteen  millions. 
Cuba  Co.'s  lines  said  to  be  about  $600,000. 


0.        \ 
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8. 


16 

2.-  -THK    nKKPEST    WATER    CABLES    r,AlI)    IN. 

Xowfuundlaiid,  Atlantic  and  French  C'o.'s 2,700  fathoms. 

Cnba  Co. «4^ 

:<_ niTAl.    I.K.MiTH    OK    (    VHI.ES. 

Newfoundland,  Atlantic,  Anjilo  and  French 7,:W2  miles. 

(^uha  (-0 ^''-^ 

4_ — loiAl,  I.KMiTM   OK  1,AM'   LINKS. 

Newfoundland,  ,\tlantic,  .Viijilo  and  Ff  nch 2,7K4  miles. 

CnhaC.  ^^'"     •' 

5.      roTAi.  i.KN<rni  ok  i.ano  links  anh  (  ahi.ks. 

Newfonn.liaiid,  Atlantii-,  Anglo  an<l   French....  10,080  miles. 
CnhaCo  "'=' 

«.— TAKIKK  NET  TO  <  ((MVANIES  ON  Kl'KOI'EA.N  BISINESH  ON 
TEN  WOUDS,  AKTEK  PAYINO  orT  ALL  OISBURSEMENTS  TO 
OTHER   LINES. 

Newfoundlan.l,  .Atlantic,  .Knglo  and  French    *0  48 

CulmCo       .- - -    «*^" 


^'ew  York,  Newfoundland  &  London  Tel.  Co.  ) 
New  York,  May  7,  1870.  f 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Directors,  held  this  day,  the  corres- 
pondent between  the  Vice-President  of  this  Company,  the 
President  of  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  Company,  and  the 
President  and  Treasurer  of  the  International  Ocean  Telegraph 
Company,  in  relation  to  the  charge  of  the  last  named  Company 
for  through  messages  between  Europe  and  Cuba,  having  been 
read  and  carefully  considered,  it  was  on  motion  unanimously 

"  Resolved,  Ist.  Thui,  the  Directors  of  the  Newfoundland 
Company,  from  the  very  completion  of  the  lines  of  telegraph 
connecting  Europe  and  America,  have  been  anxious  to  place 
the  rate  of  tolls  to  the  public  and  to  the  press  at  the  lowest 
possible  price  consistent  with  a  moderate  remuneration  to  the 


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stockholders  for  the  costly  expenditure  incurred  and  the  great 
risk  aHBuined  in  this  description  of  property. 

"■  liesolmd,  2d.  That  the  reductions  between  New  York  and 
London  made  from  time  to  time— from  «100  to  ♦?  50~were  not 
made  under  '  the  spur  of  competition,'  but  were  made  to  invite 
an  increase  of  business. 

«  Ranolred,  ad.  That  the  change  asked  of  the  International 
Ocean  Telegraph  Company  in  their  tariff,  for  messages  between 
Europe  and  Cuba,  is  only  equivalent  to  a  retjucst  to  make  their 
rate  on  European  business  the  same  as  on  United  States 
business. 

"  Renoloed,  4th.  That  such  change  would  not  inure  to  the 
advantage  of  this  or  any  of  the  connecting  Companies  (except 
as  all,  including  the  International  Ocean  Telegraph  Company, 
would  be  benefited  by  an  equal  tariff),  but  to  the  public  and 
the  press  in  Europe  and  Cuba,  and  points  beyond,  whose  inter- 
ests the  Directors  of  this  Company  deem  it  proper  to  protect ; 
and  they  consider  that  tht^se  and  all  other  patrons  should  be 
placed  on  an  equal  footing. 

"  Resolved,  5th.  That  in  the  opinion  of  this  Company,  such  a 
discrimination,  if  persisted  in,  will  result  to  the  detriment  of 
telegraphic  interests  generally. 

"  Resolved,  6th.  That  a  copy  of  the  correspondence  referred 
to  herein,  and  of  these  resolutions,  be  communicated  to  the 
Western  Union  Co.,  the  Anglo-American  Telegraph  Co.,  the 
Atlantic  Telegraph  Co.,  and  the  Cable  Transatl antique  Francais, 
for  their  information,  and  for  such  action  as  may  be  deemed 
proper  and  just  in  the  premises," 


% 


(From  the  minutes.) 


Edward  Kavanagh,  Secretary. 


1 


17 


,  (copy.) 

New  York,  Nkvvk(>iini>iani>  ani>  ) 

London  TKi,K<iUAi'n  Co.,  f 

Nkw  York,  May  20,  1870.      ) 

Wm.  F.  Smith,  Ks(|.,  Ai,kx.  Hamii.ton,  Jr.,  Esq.,  .Tas.  A. 
ScKYMSKK,  Esq.,  J.  T.  Sankoup,  Ew).,  Davii.  H.  IIaight, 
Esq.,  EmvARDH  S.  Sankord,  K8<i.,  Oi,ivkr  H.  KiNci,  Esq., 
RoHKRT  J.  LiviN.iHTON,  Es<,.,  Wm.  G.  Faroo,  Esq., 
rUrerUm  of  the  luUmational  (hmu  Ttl.  Qo.,New  Ywk. 

(Jenti.emkn  : 

The  undersignod,  Diicndoi-s  of  the  New  York,  NewtouncJ- 
land  and  London  Telegrapli  Company,  would  most  respect- 
Cully  request  that  you  will  earefuUy  consider  the  •■orrespond- 
ence  that  has  passed  between  your  Company  a.id  ours  in  regard 
to  the  tariff  of  your  Companion  messnges  passing  between 
Cuba  an<l  Europe,  a  printed  copy  of  which  we  inclose. 

We  have  been  hoping  to  n-ceive  a  tavorable  reply  to  our 
letter  of  the  7th  uistant.  In  that  letter  we  showed  that  your 
Cornpany,owning  lines  which  had  cost  in  cash  about  six  hundred 
thousand  dollars,  was  receiving  six  .lollars  on  every  message 
of  ten  words  between  Cuba  and  Europe,  while  the  Newfound- 
land, Atlantic,  Anglo-American  and  French  CJompanies,  to- 
gether, with  a  capital  of  over  nineteen  millions  of  dollars,  was 
receiving  only  *6  48  for  the  same  message.  Your  proportmn 
of  a  through  tariff,  based  upon  cash  expe.ided,  would  be  only 
#0  20  instead  of  $6  00. 

A  mile  of  good  sulimarine  cable  costs  about  as  much,  laid 
down,  as  the  construction  of  ten  miles  of  good  land  line.  That 
would  make  your  total  length  of  land  line  e.piivalent  to  50 
miles  of  cable.  Add  that  to  your  length  of  cable,  473  mdes, 
and  you  have  a  total  of  523  miles. 

Reduce  the  2,784  miles  of  land  line  belonging  to  the  New- 
foundland, Anglo-American  and  French  Companies,  and  they 
equal  278  miles  cable,  which,  added  to  the  7,302  miles  of  cable 
owned  by  these  Companies,  and  you  have  a  total  of  7,580 
miles. 


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•18 

As  thew  Com|)nni('K  together  receive  only  $6  48  on  a 
thnnigh  incHHiijje  of  10  words,  the  same  proportionate  rate 
wohUI  >?ive  your  Company  46    eents  on  the  same  messajje. 

Wliat  would  your  Directors  say  if  our  (!ompany  should 
charge  on  every  nu'ssage  passinj;  between  Cuha  and  Kurope 
#'2  5(»  in  golfl  more  than  was  charged  on  a  message  of  the 
same  length  hj'tween  the  United  States  an<l  Kurope — that  is, 
discriminate  against  your  Company  V  Have  we  not  as  dear  a 
right  as  your  (!ompany  to  do  this? 

The  through  tarit^"on  a  messagi-  from  Cuba  to  Kurope, based 
upon  the  cost  of  lines,  would  be  as  follows; 
Newfoundland,  Atlantic,  Anglo-American  and  French.   ♦«  4s 
Your  Comjjany '-^O 

♦6   «H 
Add  for  W.  U.  lines,  not  belonging  to  your  Company 

or  ours #!?  i^? 

♦R   96 
Through  taritt'  Vtased  upon  length   of  lines; 

Newfoundland,  Atlantic,  Anglo-American  and  French  il6  48 
Your  Company 45 

'  ■  16  93 

Add   for  W.  U.  lines,  not  belonging  to  your  Company 

or  ours - '2  '27 

'  l|!9  20 

We  notice  your  printed  tarift'  from  Key  West,  Florida, 
to  Cuba  for  10  words,  including  address,  date,  and 

signature,  is i|tl   76 

Add  to  this  tariflf  of  Western  Union 2  27 

And  tarifli  of   the  Newfoundland,  Atlantic,   Anglo  and 

French ^ 6  48 

$10  50 

And  there  is  left  as  tariff"  on  your  line  from  Lake  City 

to  Key  West,  as  new  charged  by  you |4  50 

$15  GO 


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A  tariff  of  fifty  ct-ntH  for  a  nu'SHagf  of  ten  word»  over  this 
length  of  line  woidd  he  a  higher  rate  than  in  charged  you  by 
any  connecting  liiu'  that  we  know  of  in  Kurope  or  America. 

Hy  the  act  of  CongreHH  whi<h  gives  your  Company  the 
eMiiaii'i'  i-iijht  for  fourteen  years  to  connect  the  Tnited  States 
with  Cuha  and  the  other  West  India  Islands,  you  are  limited 
to  a  tariff,  for  ten  words,  of  *:«  .»•>. 

This  undoubtedly  meant  currency,  as  nothing  is  said  in  the 
bill  of  its  being  gold;  and  un(|uesti<)iiably  it  was  intended 
that  the  tiate,  address  and  signature  should  g<»  free,  as  that 
was  the  universal  rule  (ui  lines  in  the  I'nited  fstates. 

We  again  most  respectfully  urge  you  to  consider  this  sultjeot, 
believing  that  it  is  for  the  interest  of  y<»ur  Company  as  well 
as  for  the  public  that  the  tariff  for  telegraph  messages  b»- 
tween  the  United  States  and  (.luba,  and  betw«'en  Cuba  and 
Europe  shoidtl  be  immediately  largely  reduced. 

We  remain,  gentlemen, 

Very  truly,  your  friends, 

Peter  Cooi'KK, 
.,  Cyrus  W.  Field, 

Moses  Taylor. 


(copy.) 

Office  of  the  International  Ocean  Telkuraph  | 
CoMi'ANY,  No.  88  Liberty  street,  r 


New  York,  May  20,  1H70. 


( 


Peter  Cooper,  Ksq.,      i 

Cyruk  W.  Field,  Kwi.,  V  Directors,  *e. 

Moses  Taylor,  Es<i.,      ) 


Gentlemen: 

I  have  to  aekowledge  the  receipt  of  your  letter  acidressed  to 
the  Directors  of  this  Company  of  this  date,  and  also  <me  from 
Edward  Kavanagh,  Esq.,  Secretary  to  Thos.  P.  Bladen,  Treas- 
urer, dated  7th  inst. 

Both  letters  will  be  placed  before  the  Directors  of  this  Com- 
pany at  the  earliest  opportunity,  and  the  matters  therein  stated 
will  be  replied  to.     If,  in  the  meantime,  it  is  intended  to  pur- 


:t 


I 


Miu'  tho  f(tnrH«',  with  it-gunl  t»»  tin-  puMiciitioii  of  thin  corri'H 
|>on(U'iMO,  a<lop(«'il  iiH  to  tlic  \nU'  IHUth  wliii-li  piiHHtMl  lM'tw«'<'ii 
tlitw  offlct'H  («  copy  of  wliii'li  yoii   Imvc  now  fiivctml  nw),  l»t*  * 
plt'tiHtMl  to  inform  nu>. 

Vf  ry  truly  yoiir».,  Ac, 

VVm.  F.  Smith,  Prowidont. 


'  (ropY.) 

N.  v.,  Xkwkoiini>i,ani>  ani>  Lonimin  ) 
Tki.khkai'ii  Company,  r 

,""     .       -  Nkw  Yohk,  May  2:<,  1h7o,      ) 

(ii't\vvu\  Wm,  l<\  Smitii,  l'r»'si<lent    Iiiterniilional  Ori-an  'IVlf- 
graph  Company : 

DkabSiu:  We  have  tin*  honor  to  ai-knowlidgi'  receipt  of 
your  letter  of  tin* '20th  insl. 

In  reply  to  your  intjuiry  whether  it  is  our  intention  to  print 
more  of  our  eorrespondiMiee  with  your  Company  in  regard  to 
your  charge  upon  Kuropean  hu^ineMS,  we  would  reoiwetfully 
inform  you  that  the  only  object  the  DirectorH  of  thi»  Company 
iia«l  in  printing,  for  circulation  among  the  patrons  of  our  line 
who  tteml  telegrams  between  ('uba  and  Kurope,  was  to  obtain 
what  they  considered  simple  justice  for  such  patrons,  and  to 
show  that  our  Company  was  not  to  blame  for  the  excessive 
rates  charged.  To  accomplish  this  important  object,  the  Di- 
rectors felt,  and  do  feel,  bound  to  use  all  honorable  means. 

Hoping  that  you  will  <iill  a  full  meeting  of  your  Board  at 
an  early  day  to  consider  this  subject. 
We  remain,  dear  sir. 

Yours,  very  respectfully, 

Peter  Cooper, 
Cyrus  W.  Field, 
Moses  Taylor. 
Marshall  O.  Roberts. 


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31 

(copy.) 

OkKU'K  ok  TIIK  ImKHNATIONAI.  Oi  KAN  TKI.KtlHAPlI   | 

Company,  No.  hh  l/ihiTty  htivot,  r 

Nkw  YoiiK,  Muy2:<,  lH7t».      ) 

I'ktkk  ('ooPKii  and  otlicr^ 

(iKNTi.KMKN:  I  Inivi-  to  ackuowludj,'!"  \\w  rowipt  «»f  your 
U'ttor  of  this  datf. 

May  I  ln%'  tlu'  favor  of  an  nmwvv  to  I  lit'  followinj?  (pU'Stlon, 
wliifli  will  probably  be  one  awki-d  by  Honu-  of  tin-  nu-nibi-rH  of 

thit*  Hoard  : 

Ih  thiifany  t'xanipU'  of  dim-nniination  in  tin-  tariff  of  ralei* 
for  ti'li'iirapliio  ini'HHai,'i'H  b«'twfi'n  Knropo  and  America,  otlicr 
than  that  with  which  this  Company  is  i-hargi'd  ? 

An  iMrly  iinswor  to  this  .picslion  will  aid  nu- in  thi' ri-jtort  ti» 

be  made  on  lllis  subject. 

Yonrs,  vi-ry  truly  * 

*'  Wiu.iAM  F.  Smith,  President. 


(copy.) 

N    Y.,  N.  &  \j.  Tki.koiiapii  CJompany,  ) 
Nkw  Yohk,  May  '2S,  1H70.      \ 

General  Wm.  F.   Smith,  President  International    Ocean   Tch- 
fjraph  C'onjpany. 
Deau  Sir:  We  are    in    receipt    of  your    favor   of  the    23d 

instant. 

In  reply  we  have  to  say  that  we  are  not  aware  ot  any 
Company  charging  more  than  their  full  local  tariff  and  the  full 
amount  that  they  pay  to  other  lines,  except  your  Company, 
which  charges  #2  50  extra  on  every  nu-ssage  between  C'uba 
and  Europe.  If  your  inquiry  may  be  regarded  as  an  indica- 
tion that  you  know  of  an  instance  of  tlu-  kind,  we  shall  be 
much  obliged  to  you  to  be  infornu-d  innnediateiy  of  it,  so  that 
we  can  at  once  apjily  to  the  Company  in  respect  to  the  matter. 
We  renjain,  very  truly,  your  friends, 

Peter  Coopek,  President. 


J 


2a 

Orrii'K  OK  riiK  Intkknatidnai.  Ockan  Tki.kokai'ii  i 
('(tiHi'ANV,  Nil.  HH  I,iln'r1y  SlitMt, 

NkW   YoKK,  .lllllt'  7tll,   IH7II.        j 

'I'd  Mt'NHrH.  I'ktkh  Cooi'icH,  Cvri'h  W.  Kiki.h,  and  (itluTH. 

(iKNTI.KMKN  :    Volir  ctilillllllllinitioli  nt'  tilt*  'illtll  lilt.  llUM  llffll 

liiiii  l)i'fort>  tho   Dirortoi-H  at   tliir*  ('iini|iHiiy,  ami   Inm  rfi-t>ivci| 
tlifir  curcriil  ntiisitU'ratinii.     I  am  ilirt>clt>i|  to  make  tliin  ruply 

lo  it.  *^-  ,  ■      ^    :   ■.,■  ^r  .■ 

In  f(inH«-i|m>n('«^  <>t' tht-  |>ul)lifaliun  ot'u  t'unnt'rci>i-r(*M|iiin<lMnri> 
on  tliiN  Miiltji'ci  liftw«'*>n  Mr.  CyniH  W.  Kicltl,  \'i<'t'-l'i«'»<i(l«'nl, 
and  tli'iH  Oiimpnny,  without  any  intimation  tliat  hu<>Ii  |)id)lica- 
tion  Vtux  «-ontfn)|ilati>d,  it  iMronicH  nt-ccsNary  to  nuilio  a  nioiv 
i-xttMidcd  anwwt'r,  u»  to  tlu'  h-hmoiin  ^overnin);  the  action  oft  hie 
Company,  than  wan  ^ivt-n  in  thi-ir  fornn-i'  IcttcfH  when  it  wuk 
asHiimcd  tht'v  would  ht>  rt-ad  only  by  thoMi*  to  whom  they 
were  addiVHSfd,  and  who  wci-«>  familiar  with  the  (|Uf»(tionH 
involved. 

The  authoritative  tone  a>>Numed  in  the  letiern  Hi^ned  Wy  Mr. 
Field  niaken  it  neceKsary  to  ntate  what  would  not  otlierwine  he 
apparent  ttt  thoHe  not  a<-t|iniinted  with  the  fata;  that  thin 
Company  ih  an  oruraniKution  chartered  under  the  Iuwh  of  New 
York,  entirely  independent  <'ither  of  the  TrunH-Atlantic  C<un- 
panicN,  the  Newfoundland  Company,  or  of  Mr.  Cyrim  W.  Field. 
It  IniN  no  corporate  connection  with  them,  nor  \n  it  in  any  way 
accountahle  to  them  heyond  that  accountaltility  which  all  pcr- 
soHM  and  corporations  owe  to  theconimunity  in  which  they  live 
or  exercihe  their  corjiorate  functions.  So  far  an  tliis  account- 
ability sioeti,  thin  corporation  Iihh  fiiithfidly  k«>pt  all  the  (Mindi- 
tionH  impoHcd  upon  it  by  its  |>;rantr<  and  franchiNc,  and  is 
striving  with  every  proHpe«*t  of  muccchs  to  carry  out  itsoriirinai 
purpose  of  cHtablishint;  teleijraphic  connection  with  all  the 
|)rincipal  West  India  Islands   as  well  as  with  South  America. 

Ah  its  busiiu'ss  has  developt'd  it  has  reduced  its  rates  to  a 
puint  m  low  as  it  (^an  atford  to  nniintain  it  line  which  h  Bhort- 
lived  at  best,  and  subject  to  peculiar  ha/arda.  While  it 
means  to  give  to  the  public  prompt  and  reliable  service  at 


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rt>HNniial)lf  ruU'H,  il  il'-';*  not  intcnil,  whilf  iimlrr  itH  prcsfiil 
iiiiimiurt'liu'ii'  to  fiiiiihilt-  fht'  ext»ii|ilf  ol  tliuNo  liiit'N  of  whloh 
Mr.  I'"i<'lt|  in  coiiHidtrcfJ  the  fontndliiiir  uiaiia««T ;  hikI  wliicli, 
iK'coidiiiji  to  hiH  testimony,  liiivi-  not  jciid  tliivf  |ic'r  ci-iit  pi'r 
luiiiiiin  on  tlu'ir  coHt. 

Its  line  wiiK  o|K'nt'<l  in  Si'|it»'inh»'r,  M«7,  ami  wim't-  tln-n  ilx 
nitt'H  Inivi'  Ihcu  fiilm'iMl  nctiily  fifty  per  ci-iit.  Tin-  icMiilt  so 
fur  liHN  been  that  while  in  the  inontlm  of  .lammry,  February, 
Mureh  ai\(l  April,  IH(H»,  this  Company  paitl  a  (ioverninent  la\ 
upon  its  u'ross  rt-eeiptH  of  ♦:t,7f>tl.H-2 ;  In  the  correHpomlinn 
montliH  of  |H7(),  iimler  its  present  tarift",  that  tax  fell  ofi"  to 
lil'2,»74.7l. 

Ill  his  letter  of  tith  of  April  last,  printeil  on  pa^fe  It,  Mr. 
Field  aeknowledjit'S  th«'  reeeipt  of  the  letter  from  this  otHee  of 
April  5th,  and  after  stating  the  writer's  eoiivietinn  of  the  igno- 
ranee  of  the  Direi-tors  of  this  (.'otnpany  of  their  own  I'stab- 
lished  tariH",  he  adds  :  "  If  we  were  to  deliver  bni.ness  to  you 
at  New  York,  the  sum  of  your  taritV  ami  ours  would  be  but 
♦  12.60,  vi/.: 

(treat  Hritian  to  New  York   ♦7.o<> 

New  York  to  Havana ♦ft.oo 

♦  12.50 

As  he  does  not  state  any  n-ason  why  his  Company  ilo.'s  not 
"deliver  its  iiieHsaj^es  to  us  at  New  York,"  and  as  no  reason 
in  laet  exists  ajrainsl  the  rijfht  and  ability  to  do  so,  the  eom- 
plhtnt  which  is  made  about  this  "  serious  diserimination  ajxainst 
iiritish  and  Knropean  business"  sei'ins  to  be  without  founda- 
tion in  fact.  I5y  his  ow  ii  showinji  his  Kii<j;lisli  patrons  can  ile- 
livera  n»essaji;e  from  London  to  Havana  for  the  sum  ot*l'2.nO, 
and  no  one  in  the  lliiittd  States  can  do  it  for  less 

The  .ith  resolution  of  the  Newtoiindland  Board  at  the 
meetinji  of  May  7th,  1870,  is  as  f-iUows,  viz:  "  That  in  the 
opinion  of  this  Company  siieh  a  diserimination,  if  persisted  in, 
will  result  to  the  detriment  of  telegraphic  interests  generally." 
The  responsibility  imposed  upon  this  Company  by  that  resolu- 
tion is  evidently  very  grave ;  it  is  further  evident  that  the  only 


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idea  which  a  disinterested  person  would  draw  from  it  is  that 
the  International  Company  has  originated  the  principle  of  dis- 
crimination, and  that  it  is  the  only  Company  in  whose  tarift 
sheets  that  principle  enters. 

Ir)  the  letter  of  May  28th,  it  is  distinctly  stated  "  that  you 
are  not  aware  of  any  Company  charging  more  than  their  full 
local  tariff  and  the  full  amount  they  pay  to  other  lines."  That 
letter  also  contains  a  mistake  with  reference  to  the  excess  on 
the  European  tariff  over  our  lines,  it  not  being  $2.60, 

The  tariff  sheets  of  your  own  Companies  abound  in  discrim- 
inations. Discriminations  against  the  people  of  the  United 
States.  Discritniuations  against  sections,  whereby  messages 
to  and  from  other  points  than  New  York  City  are  crharged  at 
a  higher  rate  than  the  local  tariff  between  New  York  and 
those  points.  Discriminations,  moreover,  against  C'nba  business 
begun  at  a  time  when  you  were  the  only  jjcople  for  whom  we 
were  doing  business  on  a  basis  of  ten  words  to  the  message ; 
and  when,  therefore,  no  discrimination  could  have  been  urged 
as  being  practiced  by  this  Company.  A  tabular  statement  of 
some  of  these  discriminatious  can  be  furnished  you  for  pub- 
lication if  you  desire. 

Your  letter  of  the  0th  of  April  was  answered  on  the  27th  of 
April  by  this  ('ompauy  making  an  offer  to  reduce  the  rates 
fnmi  London  to  Havana  -V.i  per  cent,  upon  the  present  tariff. 
Ou  the  third  of  May  Mr.  Field,  as  Vice-President,  replied,  de- 
clining this  offer,  and  made  on  his  part  two  propositions : 

First :  That  a  through  tariff  be  based  upon  the  actual  cash 
cost  of  the  several  lines. 

Second:  A  jjto  rata  upon  the  number  of  miles  of  Land 
Line,  and  Cables  of  each. 

An  acceptance  of  the  first  proposition  would  give  to  this 
Company,  as  since  stated  in  your  letter  of  May  20th,  twenty 
cents  for  each  message,  and  upon  the  second,  according  to  the 
same  authority,  forty-five  cents. 

No  one  knew  better  than  the  proposer  that  the  highest  of 
these  rates  would  not  pay  the  cost  of  the  service.    He  knew 


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that  the  expenses  of  working  a  cable  were  as  great  upon  a  line 
of  one  hundred  miles  as  upon  a  line  of  three  thousand  miles  ; 
and  that  a  working  and  repair  force  must  be  kept  employed  as 
well  upon  a  line  working  one-fifth  of  its  capacity,  as  upon  one 
working  three-fifths  of  its  capacity.  lie  knew  that  while  the 
lines  he  represented  absorlied  the  telegraphic  business  of  the 
commercial  world  with  the  I'nited  States,  including  the  for- 
eign business  of  this  Company,  and  made  the  whole  system  of 
European,  Asiatic  and  African  Cables  its  tributaries,  the  bus- 
iness of  this  line  was  confined  to  a  single  island  with  a  pop- 
ulation of  about  fifVeen  hundred  thousand  souls. 

Tliis  simjile  statement  of  the  relativ*'  conditions  of  each 
party  to  the  proposed  agreement  furnishes  its  own  commentary 
upon  a  proposition  for  a  basis  of  rates  founded  upon  the  seve- 
ral cost  or  length  of  the  lines.  ' 

The  assumption,  however,  in  the  letter  in  question  of  the 
cost  of  this  Company's  lines,  is  so  grossly  incorrect  as  to  force 
this  Company  to  unpleasant  conclusions  as  to  the  intention  in 
writing,  and  appearing  so  s])eedily  in  print.  Hence  it  is  not 
supposed  that  the  offer  was  made  under  any  belief  that  il 
could  be  accepted  ;  and  if  any  good  pui-pose  has  been  gained 
by  publishing  it  the  parties  are  welcome  to  the  benefit  of  it. 

A  comparison  of  the  lines  and  capitals  of  the  N.  Y.,  N.  F. 
&  L.  and  I.  O.  T.  Telegraph  (Companies  may  not  be  unin- 
teresting. 

Our  length  of  Cable  is 370  miles 

Yoursi8.._ - 561     " 

Our  length  ot  Land  Line  is 640     " 

Yours,  I  am  told,  is 250     " 

OurCapital  Stock  is *1 ,600,000 

Yours  is 4,000,000 

The  business  of  a  world  goes  over  your  line,  while  ours  has 
to  do  with  the  commerce  of  one  city. 

Your  dividends,  we  learn  on  good  authority,  have  been  8 
per  cent.,  or  $320,000  in  gold  per  annum,  an  amount  nearly 


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•2^  tinu'8  the  net  eaiiiiiijjs  of  this  (.'oinpiuiy  during  its  last  and 
best  fiscal  year.  It  is  true  tliat  this  Company  labors  under  a 
disadvantajfe,  as  compared  with  yo»n-«,  (\i'  payiuij  the  United 
States  (Tovernmeiit  Internal  Revenue  tax  of  3  per  cent,  on  its 
gross  receipts,  which  of  course  diminishes  the  relative  net 
earnings. 

To  return  a  little,  and  assuming  that  repeating  a  message  in 
the  United  States  would  be  an  inconveuien«!e,  and  for  that 
reason  is  complained  of  as  a  discriiniuation,  the  action  of  this 
('ompany  on  that  subject  is  fret-  from  criticism. 

On  the  loth  ot  August,  last  the  rates  from  Havana  to  Lon- 
don were  fixed  at  *15.  At  that  time  the  rate  from  Cul»a  to 
the  C'ity  of  New  York  for  a  message  of  twenty  words,  includ- 
ing the  charges  of  the  Western  Union  Company,  was  *1(). 
Some  time  after  the  1 0th  of  Avigust  a  negotiation  was  entered 
into  between  the  Western  Union  and  this  Company  for  the 
establishment  of  a  reduced  tariff  of  rates,  in  the  hope  of  de- 
veloping an  increased  business  in  the  United  States.  This 
resulted  in  an  agi-eement  which  went  into  effect  on  the  first  of 
January  last,  reducing  the  rate  to  five  dollars  for  a  message  of 
ten  words  to  any  part  of  the  United  States  east  of  the  Missis- 
sippi River — this  was  intended  primarily  to  encourage  the 
United  States  business;  but  it  was  equally  open  to  all  the 
world. 

In  the  written  acceptance  by  the  Western  Union  (.'onipany 
of  December  21,  1869,  it  was  expressly  stated  that  this  tariff 
was  not  to  apply  to  Cable  business  by  either  the  English  or 
French  lines,  which  was  to  Vje  considered  as  exchanged  with 
this  Company  at  Lake  (.Uty,  and  t)ver  which  their  regular 
Atlantic  Cable  tariff  was  to  be  charged. 

By  this  arrangement  uo  change  was  made  in  their  tariff  of 
♦1.50  received  by  the  Western  Union  on  our  European  busi- 
ness; but  in  cojisideration  of  the  reductiim  made  by  us,  and 
that  our  land  line  had  to  be  maintained  through  a  wilder- 
ness of  over  five  hundred  miles,  with  no  local  bnsiness,  the 
rates  were  made  at  four  dollars  for  this  Company,  for  its  ca- 


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to  all  the 

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for  its  ca- 


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hies  and  land  lines,  and  one  dollar  to  the  Western  Union  for 
its  land  line. 

If  there  is  any  concession  in  this  to  the  interest  and  <'onven- 
ience  of  the  )»eo))le  of  the  United  States,  this  Comjtany  sees 
fio  reason  either  to  repent  of  its  actictn  or  to  review  it. 

When  the  business  of  their  lin*-  will  warrant  a  further  redue- 
tion  on  their  rates,  their  eonduet  in  the  past  is  the  best  guaran- 
tee of  what  thev  will  do  in  the  future.  ,  _ 

The  letter  of  the  2f>th  of  May  on  the  same  subject,  is  a  repe- 
tition in  effect  of  the  suggestions  in  the  lett«'r  of  the  3d  of 
May,  with  a  series  of  calculations  based  on  a  receipt  by  this 
Company  of  either  '2(»  or  45  cents  per  message ;  presenting 
again  the  anojnaly  of  alternative  jiropositions  in  which  the  re 
suit  as  to  one  produces  a  rate  more  than  twice  that  of  the 
other,  and  is  based  upon  values,  some  of  which  at  least  are  for 
sale  at  75  percent,  of  the  cost. 

As  this  has  been  already  answered,  it  is  not  necessary  to  go 
over  the  same  ground ;  but  there  is  one  suggestion  of  new 
matter  contained  in  the  last  connnunication.  I  refer  to  the 
statement  that  by  the  Act  of  Congress  of  May,  1h««,  we  are 
limited  to  a  charge  of  *3.50  for  ten  words  between  the  West 
India  Islands  and  the  United  States,  and  that  this  means  #3.50 
in  currency.  As  you  had  in  the  same  letter  quoted  the  tariff 
between  the  United  States  and  the  West  India  Islands  as 
fixed  by  this  Company  at  $1.75  gold,  it  is  dilHoult  to  discover 
any  practical  application  of  the  legal  opinion  you  are  good 
enough  to  favor  us  with  to  the  case  stated. 

When  you  shall  be  able  to  show  that  $1.75  in  gold,  which 
you  say  is  what  we  charge,  is  more  than  $3.50  in  currency, 
which  you  say  is  what  the  Act  gives  us,  you  will  have  taken 
at  least  an  initial  step  in  your  argiiment ;  imtil  you  do  so  its 
application  is  not  perceived. 

As  a  matter  of  fact  this  Company  has  never  charged  ft>r  a 
message  from  Cuba  to  the  United  States  a  sum  in  gold  which 
would  be  equal  to  the  limit  of  the  tariff  fixed  in  the  Act  when 
reduced  to  currency ;  so  that  any  discussion  as  to  the  true 


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construction  of  the  Act  of  Congrt'ss  on  this  subject  is  alto- 
gether unnecessary.  As  a  matter  of  opinion,  however,  this 
Board  has  the  misfortune  to  (litter  entirely  from  tluit  expressed 
in  your  letter. 

Kxtracts  from  the  minutes  of  a  meeting  <»t  the  Board  of 
Directors  of  the  International  Oeean  Telegraph  Company, 
held  June  7,  IH70  : 

Ritio/i't't/,  That  in  view  of  all  the  eorrespondence  which  lias 
taken  place  between  this  Company  and  the  New  York,  New- 
foundland and  London  Telegraph  Company  on  the  subject  of  a 
reduced  tariff"  between  l>ondon  and  Havana,  this  Boanl  arrives 

the  following  facts  :  , 

F^i'Mt:  That  the  New  York,  Newfoundland  and  Londiui 
Telegraph  Company  i/einamief/  a  reduction  of  the  taritt"  on 
Kinopeau  business  over  our  lines,  without  ottering  themselves 
to  become  parties  to  the  reduction. 

<Seco«</  .•  That  this  ( "ompany  (carrying  out  the  same  general 
plan  entered  into  by  this  Company  and  the  Western  I-nion 
Telegraph  Company  for  the  development  of  United  States 
business)  ottered  to  reduce  the  taritt"  on  its  lines  8:^  per  (-ent. 
for  European  bushiess,  provided  the  other  lines  in  the  connec- 
tion would  nnike  the  same  /»•>>  mta  reduction,  which  ott"er  has 
been  declined. 

Third:  That  this  correspondence  was  declared  to  have 
been  begun  in  the  interests  of  the  patrons  of  the  Trans- Atlantic 
lines  ;  wherefore  be  it 

Resolved,  That  the  New  York,  Newfoundland  and  London 
Telegraph  Company  be  requested  to  inform  its  patrons  that 
this  Company  now  makes  the  following  oft"er,  viz. : 

To  reduce  its  rates  at  once  on  all  business  between  Europe 
and  Cuba  not  less  than  33^  per  cent.,  nor  more  than  50  per 
cent.,  provided  that  all  companies  in  the  telegraphic  line  be- 
tween Lake  Citv,  Fla.,  and  London  will  make  the  same  reduc- 
tion, thereby  reducing  the  tariff  on  the  present  form  of 
message  to  not  less  than  *7.50  nor  more  than  $10,  as 
against  the  present  taritt  of  *15. 


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vever,  this 
t  t'xprewsed 

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Company, 

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fork,  Xi'w- 
suhject  of  a 
tanl  arriv«'s 

lid  London 
\v  taritt'  on 
themselves 

.me  general 
itern  Union 
ited  States 
^  per  (reiil, 
the  connec- 
•li  offer  lias 

'd  to  have 
ms-Atlantie 

md  London 
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'een  Europe 
than  50  per 
liic  line  be- 
8ame  reduc- 
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lian  $10,  as 


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lienolved,  That  this  offer  remain  open  until  the  80th  day 
of  June,  inst.,  and  that  copies  of  the  above  resolutions  be 
addressed  to  the  President  of  the  Western  Union  Telegraph 
Company,  and  such  other  parties  as  may  be  interested. 

ReKolmd,  That  the  foregoing  resolutions  be  incorporated  in 
the  letter  of  the  President,  read  to  this  Hoard  in  rejily  to  the 
Hcveial  letters  received  from  the  "New  York,  Newfoundland 
and  London  Telegraph  Company." 

It  is  believed  that  this  communication   answers  the  several 

suggestions  and  propositions  contained  in  the  letters  received 

to  this  d^te. 

RespectfuUv  yours, 
"  ^  '   '  WM.  F.  SMITH, 

■-.''"',  President. 


Nkw  Yokk,  Newfoundland  and  London  Tki.kukaph  Co.,  ( 

Nkw  Yokk,  June  15,  1870.      S 
(Ten.  Wm.  F.  Smith, 

President  International  Ocean  Telegraph  Company, 
Sik:   Your  letter  oi   the  Vth  instant  was  duly  received,  and 
has  had  the  careful  consideration  of  the  Directors  of  the  New 
York,    Newfoundland    and    London   Telegraph   Co.,  at  their 
meeting  held  this  day. 

Justice  to  our  Mr.  Field  retpiiies  the  statement  at  the  outset 
of  our  reply  that  all  correspondence  which  has  taken  place 
between  our  Com|)any  and  yours  has  be-  n  considered  and 
approved  by  this  Board  before  being  sent  to  you,  and  we 
regret  that  you  should  attempt  to  make  any  part  of  it  a  per- 
sonal matter. 

We  would  assure  you  that  there  has  been  no  intention  on 
our  part  of  assuming  any  authority  over  the  affairs  of  the  In- 
ternational Ocean  Telegraph  Co.,  and  we  do  not  think  our 
letters  will  lead  any  disinterested  person  to  such  an  ojiinion. 
We  have  endeavored  to  convince  you  of  the  great  injustice  of 
the  discrimination  which  you   are   making   against    European 


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biisint^HB.  We  have  referred  to  your  own  taiift'  card,  from 
whicli  it  is  apparent  that  over  the  Hiune  route  you  charge  for 
United  States  buHiness  one  price,  suy  16  for  10  words,  and  for 
English  and  European  business  another  price  for  the  same 
number  of  words,  say  17  50 ;  and  it  has  been  in  respect  to  this 
difTerence  of  $2  50  gold,  on  every  message,  we  have  endeavored 
to  secure  a  reasonable  reply. 

It  is  evidently  impossible  for  us  to  consider  your  proposition 
to  make  a  pro  rata  reduction  when  your  starting  point  is  60 
per  cent  above  the  price  accorded  to  any  othi'r  patron  of 
your  line. 

Wc  desire  to  corit'ct  the  impression  which  you  seem  to 
have  when  you  remark,  r«'specting  your  line,  that  "it  was 
o'J)ened  in  September,  i8«7,  and  since  then  its  rates  have  been 
reduced  nearly  50  per  cent."  At  your  opening,  by  your 
printed  cards,  it  appears  for  20  words  your  charge  between 
.N'ew  York  and  Havana  was  JtlO  gold,  which  was  an  average 
per  word  of  60  cents.  Your  present  rate,  found  also  upon 
your  published  crard,  is  |5  for  10  words,  which  is  an  average 
p*er  word  of  50  cents.  How  you  dis(fover  a  reduction  of  nearly 
50  per  cent  is  not  very  clear  to  us.  It  may  be  that  you  have 
not  yet  noticed  that  you  are  charging  us,  on  Euro))ean  busi- 
ness, 75  cents  per  word — 50  per  cent  more  than  you  have  ever 
charged  any  other  jiarty — but  by  our  (H)rrespondence  we  are 
endeavoring  to  bring  it  to  your  mind.  While  you  charge  60 
cents  per  word  to  the  public,  we  ask  the  same  terms  for  the 
patrons  of  our  line. 

A  pt)int  in  your  letter  which  seems  to  us  ipiite  peculiar  is 
that  your  high  rate  is  sought  to  be  Justified  by  what  is  said  to 
be  the  testimony  of  Mr.  Field  that  tin'  lines  he  represents 
"  have  not  paid  3  per  cent  per  aniunn  ;  "  but  in  another  j)lace 
you  say  you  learn  on  good  authority  tin'  dividends  on  those 
lines  "  have  been  8  |»er  cent,  or  if!320,0O0  in  gold  per  annum." 
It  m  perfectly  true  that  tlie  original  stockholders  in  the  Atlan- 
tic Telegraph  Co..  who  paid  their  mo-icy  a  1866  (14  years 
•igo),   have   never   received    but  one   dividend,   and   that  of 


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3  per  cent.  The  statement  mentioned  by  you  as  having  heen 
made  by  Mr.  Field  must  have  been  in  reference  to  those  stock- 
holders of  which  he  was  one. 

It  is  no  particular  purpose  of  ours  to  review  the  many  mis- 
apprehensions in  your  letter,  which  seems  to  be  written  with 
tlie  simjile  intention  of  avoiding  the  point  to  which  we  have, 
in  all  our  writing,  endeavored  to  bring  your  attention,  but  we 
notice  another  instance  so  glnring  it  should  not  remain  uncor- 
rected. You  remark  that  the  amount  of  our  yearly  dividends, 
whic^h  you  "  learn  on  good  authority  have  been  8  per  cent,  or 
$.120,000  in  gold  per  annum,"  is  "nearly  2^  times  the  net 
earnings  of  tlie  International  Ocean  Telegraph  C\).  during 
its  last  and  best  fiscal  year."  The  gist  of  this  statement  is 
that  your  Company's  receipts  during  your  last  and  best  fiscal 
year  were  about  ♦128,000. 

In  this  connection  we  would  call  your  attention  to  the  pros- 
pectus of  the  Company  organized  to  connect  the  West  India 
Islands,  in  wliich  organization  we  are  led  to  believe  your 
own  Com]>any  has  an  interest,  as  your  last  letter  says 
it  (the  I.  O.  T.  Co.)  "  is  striving,  with  every  prosjiect 
of  success,  to  carry  out  its  onginal  purpose  of  establisli- 
ing  telegrajjhic  connection  with  all  the  principal  West 
India  Islands  as  well  as  with  South  America."  The  interest 
of  your  Company  in  the  West  India  Company  is  further 
apjiarent  in  the  use,  in  the  propectus  of  that  Company,  of  your 
own  name  as  a  Director.  In  that  prospectus  allusion  is  made 
to  contracts  and  agreements  for  connection  with  your  Com- 
pany, and  referent  ^  is  made  to  the  actual  earnings  of  your 
Company,  which  it  quotes  at  fOO,000  ]»er  year — equal  to 
♦300,000,  gold.  Now,  as  you  were  a  Dire«'tor  in  both  Com- 
panies, viz. :  the  International  Ocean  Telegraph  Company  and 
the  West  India  and  Panan>a  Company,  it  is  to  be  jtresumed 
that  the  statement  made  in  the  jtrospectus  of  the  l.-itter  was 
with  your  sanction.  How  that  can  V»e  reconciled  with  the 
statement  made  to  us  in  your  last  letter  we  are  unable 
to  see. 

But  of  these  peculiarities  we  do  not  care  to  treat  further. 


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Yon  know,  qnite  hh  well  as  we,  that  the  disorimination  of 
which  wt!  complain  cannot  bo  jnntiiicd,  and  tliat  no  amount  of 
argument  can  make  it  right.  It  iw  evident  your  Company  can 
afford  to  Hend  European  hunineHH  at  the  same  pricH'  for  which 
it  sends  United  States  liuHiness;  and  eHj)ecially  in  view  of  the 
fact  that  on  the  httter  your  Comptmy  realixcN  a  net  of  14.00, 
gohl,  for  ten  words,  whih"  our  Company,  with  a  much  greater 
extent  of  line  and  more  cable,  actiuilly  affords  to  send  the  same 
number  of  words  for  iH.ftO,  gold.* 

As  you  say  that  the  tarifl' sheets  of  our  (.!oinpany  abound  in 
discriminations,  we  would  respectfully  repeat  the  request  made 
in  our  President's  letter  of  May  2W,  1870,  for  any  instances. 

We  append  a  correct  statement  of  the  length  of  the  New- 
foundland C'o.'s  lines  and  (tables,  ami  the  tariff  realized 
by  it  on  a  message  of  ten  words,  placing  the  same  in  conjunction 
with  the  lengths  of  your  lines  and  cables,  m  stated  by  your- 
self, which  may  serve  to  correct  your  impression  of  the  relative 
condition  of  each  party. 

We  trust  your  Company  will  see  the  pn>priety  «»f  placing 
European  business  upon  the  same  footing  as  that  of  the 
United  States. 

By  «)rderof  the  Hoard, 

EuwAKO  Kavamauii, 
Se<!retarv. 


HEW  YORK,  NKWFOtmDLAND 
AND  LONUON  TRLBGKAPH 
<•OMPA^Y. 


INTERNATIONAL    OCEAN     TELE- 
<*R.'»PH  COMPANY. 


Leugth  or  land  liue«                l,Blo  iiiil.-«       Uj„g,u  of  laud  IliiuR 
Lenyti  of  cable* Sol  mlleH       length  of  cablea 


.MUiniluK 
.  870  milee 


*Net  tariff  on  ten  wonU f  i  sO 


Net  tariff  ou  ton  words — 

On  U.  8.  bnsiness $4  UO 

On  Earopean  baflinesM 6  60 


^'"P'**' «8,88U,1IU)  00       Capital »1,600,000  00 


•  From  thl8  |i  60  should  be  deducted  the  rebate  allowed  Anglo-American  Co.  and 
tariffs  paid  to  other  linen,  leaving  leas  than  one  dollar  net  to  Newfoundland  Co.  See 
Secretary's  letter  of  Jnne  J7,  page  SI. 


■■* 


f  diHoriminatioti  ot 
tliat  no  ainount  nt' 
your  Conipaiiy  can 
iM-  pricH'  for  whi«'h 
ally  in  view  of  the 
lizcH  a  nt't  of  14.00, 
itii  a  nuich  greater 
1h  to  Hen<i  the  Kanie 

iHiipany  ahotind  in 
it  the  reque8t  nia<)e 
r  any  inntanceH. 

(Migth  of  the  New- 
he  tariff  realized 
lamein  (conjunction 
aH  Htated  by  your- 
Mon  of  the  relative 

ropriety  of  placing 
g   as   that   of  the 


o  Kavamauii, 
Secretary. 


■JAL    OCEAN     TELK. 
[PANY. 


Iii>u8 MUiniluK 

» SWmilee 

words— 

••neB8 1^4  00 

n  buHinesH 6  60 

$1,SOO,OOOOU 

Anglo-American  Co.  and 
Newfoundland  Co.    See 


Xkw  Yokk,  Nkwkoi  .ni>i,ani>  am»  London  Tki.wikaimi  Co.,  » 

Nkw  Yoiik,  June  17,  IH70.       \ 

Sir:  In  reference  to  the  tahiiliir  Niatoinent  appended  to  my 
letter  of  15tli  inwtani,  addroswed  to  you,  an<l  to  an  item  of  tlif 
Hame — also  referred  to  in  the  hody  of  said  letter — I  would  Weg 
to  say,  that  under  the  arrangement  recently  entered  into  Im- 
tweeii  the  Companies  engaged  in  the  transmission  of  Atlantic 
Cable  dispatches,  the  share  of  this  Company  for  its  servi<  e 
woidd  not  e.vceid  one  dollar  per  message  of  ten  words,  instead 
of  one  dollar  and  fifty  cents  per  message,  as  mentioned  therein. 
'1  am,  Sir, 

Your  ob't  servant, 

Ki»WAni»  Kavanaoii, 
>         i  '  Secretary. 

Gcn'l  W.  F.  Smitii,       "         ']  \ 

Pres't  International  Oi-ean  Tel.  Co. 


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